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WBW 45 Links Posted, Summary on Sunday

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Tim Elliott
on May 9, 2008
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The response to Wine Blogging Wednesday 45 has been so overwhelming that it will take me most of the weekend to write up a proper summary. As of today, 65 entries have been received which I’ve added to my del.icio.us feed for those who want to read along with me. I expect to post a full summary this weekend, most likely sometime on Sunday afternoon Monday evening. Thank you to all for your contributions!

In other news, Lenn will post the finalists in the WBW logo contest on Monday. We had so many entries that we have narrowed the field down to a manageable number to have the community vote to decide a winner. A poll will be posted along with finalists.

Sorry it’s taken us so long to get to the final step in the process and thanks to everyone who sent logos in.

WBW 44 Linked Up, WBW 45 Announced

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Tim Elliott
on April 15, 2008
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Gary from Wine Library TV has asked Mott to link up the 59 participants of WBW 44 over at the WLTV forums. Lots of links to check out to find some nice Cabernet Franc from France. Seems like Gary might have also encouraged some more first time participants to our monthly virtual tasting, which is all very good stuff.

WBW LogoFor next month, I will again host and I’ve picked my favorite white variety, Riesling as the theme. But I wanted to celebrate the wines made where I think the best examples are found in Northern Europe. So pick up a wine made from Riesling grown in Germany, France’s Alsace, Austria, Northern Italy, the Czech Republic or Slovenia and post your notes by May 7th. If you don’t have a blog, just register and post here.

Can we crack 60 participants next time? I think so…

French Cab Franc for WBW 44

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Tim Elliott
on March 19, 2008
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Video podcaster Gary Vaynerchuk is our host for our next virtual tasting and he’s just selected French Cabernet Franc as the theme. While you can find some Bordeaux blends made up from a majority of Cab Franc — most notably Chateau Cheval Blanc — most of us will look to the Loire valley. There you can find some great wines made at places like Bourgueil, Chinon and Saumur-Champigny. Alternatively, you can look for examples from the south of France where Gary was recently tasting. Either way, pick up a bottle and blog it by April 2nd. Just post your entry to Gary’s comments for this episode of Wine Library TV and he’ll figure out some way to summarize this event.

If you are living under a rock and have not watched Gary’s podcast, check out the following video queued up about where he makes his WBW announcement:

Note: aggregator readers may need to click back to the blog to view this video.

Round-up of WBW 43 Posted

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Tim Elliott
on March 13, 2008
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Joel has posted a fine summary of the entries to WBW 43 over at Wine Life Today. In all, a nice turnout and some great stories & wines were blogged. Many thanks are in order to host Joel who welcomed his second daughter into the world just a few days shy of this Wine Blogging Wednesday.

Next month’s theme will be announced shortly but I have a feeling we’ll be picking wines from Bourgueil, Chinon and Saumur-Champigny.

Stay tuned.

Wine Blogging Wendesday Logo Contest (Deadline: March 31, 2008)

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Lenn Thompson
on January 25, 2008
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The trusty Wine Blogging Wednesday logo that you see here has served us well. It’s been plastered all over the blogosphere, appearing on participant sites, host blogs and of course right here on WineBloggingWednesday.org.

But, as everyone’s favorite virtual wine tasting event enters its 42nd edition, I think it’s time for a change.

With that in mind, I’m excited to announce the new Wine Blogging Wednesday Logo Contest, which starts today and will run until March 31, 2008.

At any point during that time, you can submit your logo idea via email to winebloggingwednesday@gmail.com. Once we’ve collected all of the submissions, we’ll post them to Flickr and everyone can vote for their favorite.

We don’t have any official prizes lined up yet, but isn’t the love and adoration of the wine blogging community prize enough?

If you’re a blogger and would like to contribute to a prize pack, let me know.

So, if you’re a designer or play one on TV, make sure that you send in your submission by March 31. Spread the word, the more submissions we have, the better!

Friuli-Venezia Giulia white wines - WBW #41 Roundup is up!

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JackatFB
on January 22, 2008
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The mission this month was to explore Friuli-Venezia Giulia white wine. Some participants had a hard time finding anything more than a basic-level Tocai Friulano and Pinot Grigio. But most of those who found a superior bottle enjoyed a very good wine…and even some who didn’t found a very nice wine. One person even stumbled upon a Pinot Grigio of the Gods (2004 Lis Neris Gris)!

There were quite a few first time participants for this event. There were also six international contributors: three from the UK, and one each from Italy, the Netherlands and Hong Kong.

Enough…head to Fork & Bottle’s Roundup page for links and text to more than 40 participants, along with commentary and bonus linkage.

WBW #41 - Friuli Whites - January 2008

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JackatFB
on December 15, 2007
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Jack and Joanne of Fork & Bottle are hosting January’s WBW. The theme is the spectacular, incredible, nearly unbeatable white wines from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Northeastern Italy (with a touch of Slovenia).

All of the details are here - and, this is the permanent url.

Dust off those white wine glasses, get yourself to that Italian-savvy wine store, and explore the wonders of the white wine world, the sensational vino biancos of Friuli.

WBW 40 Summary Posted

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Tim Elliott
on December 14, 2007
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In what looks like a new participation record, Sonadora from Wannabe Wino has posted her summary of WBW 40, Que Sirah Sirah. Over 50 blogger participated reviewing scores of Petite Sirah, with many great values. Thanks to all for participating, Sonadora for a great job hosting and watch for the announcement of WBW 41 coming soon.

Silver Burgundy Summarized; WBW 40 Announced

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Tim Elliott
on December 5, 2007
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One of the hazards of writing multiple blogs is you forget to update one of them sometimes. After posting a summary and announcement on my personal wine blog I neglected to publish the same information here. Sorry about that.

Anyway, Neil did a fine job summarizing Wine Blogging Wednesday 39 over at Brooklynguy’s Wine and Food Blog. In all, over thirty bloggers reviewed over 50 wines from Burgundy’s more reasonable appellations. Check out the complete write-up here.

Meanwhile, Sonadora from Wannabe Wino announced the theme for the 40th virtual tasting: Que Sirah Sirah. She’s asked us to find Petite Sirah or Durif based wines and post our entries by December 12th. That’s only a week from now so consider this a reminder.

Hope to see you participate on you own blog or right here. Just register and post your entry and one of us will approve and post to this feed.

Reminder: WBW 39 is tomorrow!

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Tim Elliott
on November 13, 2007
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Just a quick reminder that Wine Blogging Wednesday 39 is tomorrow. There is still time to find your “Silver” Burgundy and join us either on your blog or right here (just register and post your entry).

Host Neil from Brooklynguy’s Wine and Food Blog has been busy warming up over the past few days; check out his preliminary tasting notes here and here.